briefing ♔ just caught in the undertow

[wynn]

  Au Revoir - OneRepublic

WHO || Wynn, Buffy, Myri, Finnick, Spike, Kat, Gar, Archer, Des, Rafael, Fred Jr., Dumage  [Closed]
WHAT || Andres Mission Briefing
WHERE || Knights HQ, lobby etc.
WHEN || August 14th [forward dated]
HOW || Actionspam. Single thread, don't worry about maintaining tagging order.

Ceding to the demands of psychotic despots isn't exactly something the Knights prefer to do.

Perhaps this is why Wynn has taken his sweet time in arranging the group that Dimitris Sarandis has insisted on speaking with, the 'only ones' to whom he has agreed to deliver his demands for the safe and secure return of Dragon's Claw Sir Thomas Bancroft.  The meeting is finally scheduled, and as promised, Rafael has flown in from America to participate, picked up by Des en route to the castle.  Kat, Myri, Buffy, Finnick, Archer, and Spike had one of Myri's 'family failboat dinners' together, and as such, have wandered out of the dining room together in the direction of the lobby after Buffy received a text from Rafael that they were there.  Raf and Des are just pushing open the doors as they make their way across the tiled floor.

Comments

[bigbad]

Our last recon mission did end with half of New York taking a swim.

[wynn]

There are more than enough of you on this mission to handle whatever trap he may be set to spring, if so. But I assure you - I know how Sarandis works. This is pageantry, and he'll play it above table. If he wanted any of you, I think you've all seen how underhanded he would be about it.

[nothingsodivine]

[des only seems a little convinced but he doesn't press. after a second or two, he sighs.]

There's one thing you all should know going into this. My curse broke. [he glances towards the ceiling.] So try not to shoot me.

[slay]

Everyone knows.

[ She looks at him like sOME OF US DON'T KEEP SECRETS. ]

You thought we'd let anyone walk in this room to a surprise like that?

[isisagent]

[Archer has been quietly watching the drama unfold, looking for a good moment to sneak in a "Hostile work environment" comment - but he actually missed out on that nugget of information before.]

What? Why would I shoot you just because you "prayed the gay away", or whatever? Good for you. But you don't have to call it a "curse", man. I think you've been hanging around priests a bit too much.

[nepotism]

... I'm not really sure I wanna know.

[romanticidal]

[ IGNORING YOU ARCHER, rafael turns to stare at des ] But-- but you are still alive. How--?

[slay]

Or, apparently, not everyone.

[ Her brow furrows and she's looking at Des like REALLY OF ALL THE PEOPLE TO LEAVE OUT. YOU KNOW HOW PRECIOUS HE IS. ]

[bigbad]

[Meanwhile Spike reaches over and smacks Archer in the back of his head. Hard but not fatally. (Atk 24, dmg 12, subdual)]

[wynn]

[ wow wtf is happening, everything is falling apart ] When did this happen?

[isisagent]

OW! HEY! [Archer rubs his head.]

Was that really necessary?

[bigbad]

Maybe not, but it made me feel better.

[Man, does he ever not miss his chip. This would have been worth it, though.]

Now, quiet. Grown-ups are talking.

[isisagent]

Said the bloodsucker who's going around sucker-punching people.

[Archer's still rubbing the growing welt on the back of his head.]

Hostile work environment. [Good a time as any.]

[nothingsodivine]

[Des pinches the bridge of his nose and looks long suffering.]

I dunno. Almost a month ago, I guess.

[shootfirst]

Con...grats? I mean, that's what you wanted, right? Curse and all. [ he doesn't seem very thrilled ok ]

[romanticidal]

A month? [ his incredulity implies a WHY DIDN'T YOU CALL ME AT 3 AM TO TALK ABOUT THIS RIGHT WHEN IT HAPPENED, I THOUGHT WE WERE BROS ]

[nothingsodivine]

[Des is stubbornly quiet about the emotional details, but now that the cat's out of the bag, he wants the subject changed RIGHT NOW.]

And now you know. [Quietly.] Anyone else got anything to add?

[wynn]

Or any questions. Your operational leader remains Sir Gar. Sir Moulet will not be joining you, due to her cover with Blade.

[isisagent]

[Archer rubs his head and continues to glare at Spike.]

No further questions.

[wynn]

If that's the case for all of you, then for now, you are dismissed. Sir Chessing, we will speak on this ... situation later.

[nothingsodivine]

[And Des is the first one out the door.]

[shootfirst]

Come on. [ kat grabs gar's elbow and pulls her up and out of there, despite gar casting a few looks back here and there. dumage smirks and follows the two of them out as well, and fred, still looking pretty baffled, goes next. ]

[dragonsclaw]

[ without another word, jack stands, glancing very briefly at the others, before walking somewhat stiffly out the door ]

[slay]

[ one impotent glare at wynn later, buffy is chasing his heels. ]

[romanticidal]

[ rafael lingers a moment, looking half ready to say something to wynn himself, before heading out after buffy. he touches her arm in the hallway, saying under his breath: ] You are all going to leave it at that?